Whether it’s that insane-looking Japanese Grindhouse DVD set or the new poster for Hell Ride, Tarantino’s got packaging down cold. Looking at this poster, I don’t even care what the movie’s about; I see the cast and the Trapper Keeper-ready collage art and money for a ticket just appears in my hand. The Tarantino-produced flick … Continue reading
Hope you’re not planning to have any wild, Hallmark-sanctioned sex at midnight Valentine’s Day, because you’ll want to be refreshing the official Indiana Jones website to catch the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer at 12:01AM Friday, February 15. We’re told that Entertainment Tonight will be teasing the trailer during the … Continue reading
I’ve heard it called “manscaping” (though it may not be as specific), but – since I thought of it, and haven’t done the research to see if anyone else has typed it beforehand – I would like it to hereafter be referred to as “taintenance.”AND THIS MONTH USED TO BE SUCH A DULL PLACE…Speaking of … Continue reading
A jittery pastiche of more movies than I care to list, J.J. Abrams’s Cloverfield is thankfully as entertaining as it is shameless. It may be a case study in "stealing from the best", but Abrams and his co-conspirators (director Matt Reeves and screenwriter Drew Goddard) are so brazen with their smash-and-grab aesthetic that you almost … Continue reading
Rejoice! Cinematical is reporting that Nausicaa.net is reporting that Hayao Miyazaki has finished the storyboards for his next film, Ponyo on the Cliff. Cinematical claims that a finished storyboard set is akin to the completion of principal photography on a live-action film. I’m not sure about that, but there’s no question that the film is … Continue reading
It’s a pleasure to get past viral salesmanship to see the thing itself. J.J. Abrams’ low-fi monster flick Cloverfield began as a secret and became an internet oddity propelled by a marketing approach that engaged everything but the film. Now stripped of external influence we can see the movie for what it is: a meticulously … Continue reading
I’m coming to you from Park City Utah, home of the Sundance Film Festival… and of me, for the next ten days. I’ve been in town for the last four hours and I have learned something important about this tiny ski community: It is so fucking cold. It’s 11 degrees right now, and it just … Continue reading
For many, the notion that John Carpenter is actually going to direct his first feature in seven years will come as a huge surprise; for me, the only shock is that he’s going to shoot it during the NBA Playoffs. Fucker must really like this script. According to ShockTillYouDrop.com, John Carpenter’s return to ‘Scope* is … Continue reading
You’ll get a better look at her tomorrow (i.e. if you go to see Cloverfield), but here’s your very first glimpse of J.J. Abrams’s Starship Enterprise (via Moviefone). As expected, the ship appears to be a little antiquated compared to later models (turbines, huh?), but, otherwise, it looks roughly like every other Enterprise up top. … Continue reading
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